Kerry Katona took a brutal swipe at Holly Willoughby as she shared her thoughts on the presenter’s new gig as host of the Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt.
The reality series, which arrived on the streaming platform this month, sees Holly, 44, hang up her glamorous red carpet ensembles for a pair of camouflage hot pants as she hosts the action-packed show alongside adventurer Bear Grylls, 50.
However, former Atomic Kitten star Kerry, 44, revealed she’s not entirely convinced that Holly is the right fit for the job claiming she is ‘too polished’ for the jungle.
Speaking to OK! Magazine, the TV personality said: ‘I’ve started watching Celebrity Bear Hunt and I’m really enjoying it. While I think the cast is good I’m not sure about Holly Willoughby as the host.
‘She feels a little out of place in the jungle with Bear Grylls. I’ve got nothing against Holly because she’s a great presenter, but I just think it’s a strange job for her.’
She continued: ‘She seems more polished and daytime TV rather than rough and ready for the jungle.’
Kerry Katona took a brutal swipe at Holly Willoughby as she shared her thoughts on the presenter’s new gig as host of Netflix Celebrity Bear Hunt (Holly pictured with Bear Grylls)
The reality series, which arrived on the streaming platform this month, sees Holly, 44, hang up her glam ensembles for a pair of camo hot pants as she hosts alongside Bear Grylls, 50
However, former Atomic Kitten star Kerry, 44, revealed she’s not entirely convinced that Holly is the right fit for the job claiming she is ‘too polished’ for the jungle (pictured 2024)
It comes as Celebrity Bear Hunt will reportedly not return to Costa Rica to film a second series because of drug gang fears.
The reality TV show sees a group of unlikely celebrities get dropped into the Central American jungle as prey for one of the world’s most fearsome predators – Bear.
And while a second series has not yet been confirmed by the streaming service, it has been reported that it is set to be commissioned after the popularity of series one.
However, there will be a major change in store as Netflix are planning to move filming from Costa Rica due to safety concerns, according to The Sun.
South Africa and Australia are reportedly being considered as new locations for the show’s second series.
‘There’s a huge amount of planning involved in producing such a huge show,’ a source told the publication.
‘That’s not to mention the logistics and safety measures that have to be put in place to look after the welfare of Holly, Bear and the dozen celebrities who take part.’
‘Plus they have to think about the safety of the huge crew required to make the programme — and South Africa and Australia are far more stable than Costa Rica.’
Speaking to OK! Magazine, the TV personality said: ‘While I think the cast is good I’m not sure about Holly Willoughby as the host. She seems more polished and daytime TV,’
MailOnline has contacted Netflix for comment.
Host Holly made her TV comeback on Bear Hunt after stepping down from This Morning and previously told how she felt ‘safe’ filming in the remote jungle.
‘It was just quite nice to be immersed in that and being away from everything, being that much in the jungle, in nature, where your phone doesn’t work and being disconnected from stuff,’ she said.
‘And actually, in some ways, it felt safer being there than it did being back here.’
Holly’s TV comeback came after a difficult few months in which it emerged she was the target of a terrifying kidnap and murder plot.
Security guard Gavin Plumb had plotted to ambush the presenter at her London home in the dead of night, using chloroform to knock out Holly and her husband Dan Baldwin, 50.
In his twisted plan, he would have taken Holly captive, holding her in an isolated ‘dungeon’ before slitting her throat and murdering her.
In July 2024, Gavin was found guilty of the vile plot and handed concurrent life sentences with a minimum term of 16 years for each of his three offences.
After the challenging time, Holly was determined hosting Bear Hunt would be her way back to normality, with the call coming in before Gavin was found guilty.
‘It felt like the right time for me,’ she told the Daily Mail at Netflix’s launch for Bear Hunt.
‘When Bear called and described the premise of the show, I was like, “Okay, well, it sounds great.” It also sounds like a show that my kids would love – they love Bear – so it was a bit of a no-brainer.’
‘For a long time, I think because my kids were younger, I didn’t like leaving the country for so long.’
‘Even when I went out to Australia for I’m A Celeb, the kids came with me. It just felt like a really exciting project. This was definitely a ”yes” on a spot.’
She filmed in Costa Rice for a month without her television producer husband Dan or her children – Harry, 16, Belle, 13 and Chester, 10.
